Smokey and the Bandit Filming Locations (1977)

Smokey and the Bandit Filming Locations: Mixture of Action, Adventure, and Comedy “Smokey and the Bandit” film directed by Hal Needham and Penned by Hal Needham, Robert L. Levy, and James Lee Barrett.

Smokey and the Bandit film stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Mike Henry.

When and Where was Smokey and the Bandit filmed?

Film Name	Smokey and the Bandit
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy
Filming location	USA
Filming Dates	August 30, 1976
Release Date	July 29, 1977

The film’s filming took place primarily in the USA. The filming of Smokey and the Bandit film started on August 30, 1976. In the below article, we will see the different locations where Smokey and the Bandit film was filmed.

Smokey and the Bandit Filming Locations

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1. Lakewood Fairgrounds Lake

Address: 2002 Lakewood Ave SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30315 USA

Lakewood Fairgrounds in Lakewood Heights was built to be the home of the Southeastern Fair and in the background, we can spot Spanish colonial-style buildings on the adjacent fairgrounds.

In the movie’s opening Big and Little Enos Burdette approach the Bandit to drive to Texarkana, Texas, for Coors beer.

2. North Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia

Jonesboro is a city and county seat Which is located in Georgia’s Clayton County. The house where Bandit started their journey is not there anymore but was in the location are the government buildings belonging to the city of Jonesboro. North Street can also be seen in the film.

3. Mundy’s Mill Road, Jonesboro, Georgia

The two-lane highway is actually a rural road through the outskirts of town and was used to film some sense of the film. The Bandit and his Trans Am are going back to Atlanta and met a runaway bride Sally Field.

Arkansas Sheriff Branford was also there to catch the Bandit at Highway 54 and Mundy’s Mill Road. The Bandit decides to make a U-turn to drive the other way and save himself.

4. Macon Street and Rogers Street, McDonough, Georgia

Macon Street and Rogers Street in McDonough can be seen when the Snowman is out on the highway headed back to Atlanta and still has to keep an eye out for Sheriff Justice.

The Snowman also fuels up the Kenworth, and one of his favorite dives on the way back to Atlanta also meets a biker gang and gets beat up while waiting for his food.

It was also shot in several other locations in the United States, including Phillips Rd and S. Stone Mountain Lithonia Rd, Griffith Park – 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, and Ojai.

The film’s diner scene, where Bandit meets the sheriff, was shot at the Old Hickory House in Forest Parkway, Forest Park, Georgia. The film’s opening credits scene was shot at the Santa Monica Mountains.

Smokey and the Bandit film’s opening credits boulevard night drive scene was shot at Van Nuys Boulevard. It was also filmed in locations such as Douglas County, 11675 Foothill Boulevard, Lithonia, and Lake View Terrace.

Overview

Smokey and the Bandit film follows Truck driver Bo “Bandit” Darville who is hired to bring a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines which in 1977 was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit and when he picks up he attracts the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice.

Smokey and the Bandit Official Trailer

The Smokey and the Bandit film was released on July 29, 1977, by Universal Pictures. Smokey and the Bandit film was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977 in the United States. (External Link: IMDb)